American Labor Merit Badge History
Earned through 202029,926
Best year20201,892 earned
All-time popularity#185official, as of 2020#187by 2025 (estimate)
Earned by Year
First earned in 1993. Peak year 2020 with 1,892. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.
Known count No data available
"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#136 of 141" means the badge was number 136 of the 141 merit badges earned that year. National counts have not been published since 2020, but the rankings have. The grand total comes from official reports and includes the years without a known count. The 2025 all-time place is an estimate, because the counts for 2021 to 2025 are worked out from each year's official ranking and the total number of merit badges earned that year.
1987—
1988—
1989—
1990—
1991—
1992—
19931,358#112 of 123
1994—
1995—
1996802#116 of 134
1997—
1998—
1999—
2000731#117 of 128
2001619#118 of 129
2002640#120 of 129
2003649#121 of 130
2004686#120 of 121
2005576#120 of 121
2006582#121 of 121
20071,060#115 of 121
2008642#118 of 121
2009822#118 of 122
2010739#122 of 125
20111,168#114 of 129
2012811#113 of 132
20131,090#97 of 129
2014992#132 of 136
20151,106#132 of 138
2016812#134 of 138
2017901#134 of 139
20181,109#133 of 139
20191,298#133 of 139
20201,892#117 of 137
2021—#134 of 137
2022—#134 of 138
2023—#134 of 138
2024—#133 of 138
2025—#136 of 141
Grand total through 2020:
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